A distinguished Russian silver writing set, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1908 - 1917
A distinguished Russian silver writing set, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1908 - 1917Silver, the interior gilt. Mounted on four silver feet. Rectangular marble pedestal with rounded corners. Solid silver writing set. A floral art nouveau leaf border along the lower edge. The body decorated on both sides with raised laurel wreaths and garlands with ribbon bows. The embossed square inkwell embellished with floral garlands in relief. The domed, press-in lid with the same pattern and a pine finial. The two side compartments both closing with a press-in lid featuring a fully sculptured, winged sphinx (Sphinx of Naxos) as a finial. Body, all lids and interiors of the compartments are stamped with Moscow assayer's mark with 84-standard, master's mark "P.OVCHINNIKOV" with imperial warrant or "P.O" in Cyrillic. Cleaned. The hinged lid does not close properly. Dimensions 29 x 48 x 25 cm, total weight 8.89 kg. Condition: II -
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A distinguished Russian silver writing set, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1908 - 1917Silver, the interior gilt. Mounted on four silver feet. Rectangular marble pedestal with rounded corners. Solid silver writing set. A floral art nouveau leaf border along the lower edge. The body decorated on both sides with raised laurel wreaths and garlands with ribbon bows. The embossed square inkwell embellished with floral garlands in relief. The domed, press-in lid with the same pattern and a pine finial. The two side compartments both closing with a press-in lid featuring a fully sculptured, winged sphinx (Sphinx of Naxos) as a finial. Body, all lids and interiors of the compartments are stamped with Moscow assayer's mark with 84-standard, master's mark "P.OVCHINNIKOV" with imperial warrant or "P.O" in Cyrillic. Cleaned. The hinged lid does not close properly. Dimensions 29 x 48 x 25 cm, total weight 8.89 kg. Condition: II -
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